The reaction of molten magnesium cyclopentadienide with fluorides and other metal halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ic50041a030

Molten magnesium cyclopentadienide in the absence of solvent reacts with a large number of metal halides, and in particular fluorides, to give cyclopentadienyl metal compounds, frequently in good yield. The reaction is particularly suited to the preparation of the cyclopentadienyls of thorium, uranium, scandium, and the rare earths from their fluorides, which are readily accessible and relatively stable to moisture.